Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges?
Impressed by the series FR-7 kinds , more in particular the FR-7 fz, I wanted to try some of the
9 C(?) kinds. I was able to buy the 9 C, mk2 but was not able to find much info about other
versions. There are later versions so I am interested in their possible ''added values''.
Saburo, I need to check for you by my comrade Don (Griffiths) but he informed me that ''Needle clinic'' (?) can fix those 9 series cartridges. Anyway this retipper can provide a new stylus. Considering the fact(?) that all those ''members'' of the series have the same construction your ''Rowland'' sample should be ''the same''. |
@syntax here is a pic from one .... (rare I think) Is that Luxman PD-444 platter? |
During my recent visit to Tokyo, I saw at least seven or eight different Ikeda cartridges for sale as new at Yodibashi camera, the massive supermarket for electronics in the Akihabara section of Tokyo. I had heard of none of these cartridges before (except in posts by nandric), and now I am reading about them again on this thread. They were all in the $2000 and up price range, by the way. |
Dear Lew, What a waste of opportunity. You offered to me to buy for me those titanium screws while I am looking for Ikeda 9 REX for a long time. I should ask for Ikeda instead of those screws. I would of course transfer $2 000 to you in advance in order not to compromise our friendship . Do you have the intention to visit your son also next year(grin)? |
